Ultimately, self-assessment is essential, as it puts the pupils in charge of their own learning and they develop a deeper rather than surface understanding (Harrison & Harlen, 2006; Harlen 2007, and Black & Harrison, 2004). Review of teaching and learning For study, a mixed ability year 9 class was selected and observed over a series of ten lessons, as outlined in the introduction. A range of six pupils were selected based on pupil data held by School X, as the focus of the research, with some comparison made to whole class performance. All lessons followed a similar pattern with a mix of written work, questioning and visual or kinaesthetic activities to provide for all types of learning style. Questioning Due to the mixed ability of the class, simple written…
Self-assessment is an important ethical practice in professional counseling. It demonstrates knowledge of counseling theory and techniques. A professional counselor can implement and evaluate the developmental of a client. Assessments provide a self-directed or interpretive assisted outlook on a person’s skills, interest and personality (Lepkowski, Packman, Smaby, & Maddux, 2009). You can self-reflect on your ability by evaluating yourself, your potential, verification of self and set a…
SURVEYS AND ASSESSMENTS Career, personality, educational interest, and professional assessment surveys are widely used tools to help individuals determine options that fit their personality. The student that seeks to balance their passion with their potential to earn, the jobseeker that is unhappy in their current role, and wants a better professional match. Regardless of why an assessment is taken, participants are able to use these assessments as a way to learn more about themselves.…
They are: 1) Promotion of learning: To do self-assessment, a student is required to employ higher order of thinking skills. Self-assessment would not only provide feedback but also direction for future learning. 2) Raised level of awareness:The feedback would help students learn students about their abilities, the progress they are making and how effectively they are using their skills. 3) Improved goal orientation:The process of self-assessment would generate greater interest in the process of…
The self-assessment test is a good first step in understanding what your strengths and weaknesses are. (Bethel University, 2014) This tool is a good way of helping you discover what you are good at and what you may need to work on. I also believe that this is a good tool to help you identify things that your interested in that could lead to a career. While this tool is helpful, I also feel that it can be over-analyzed. I believe this test is to be used a tool along with many other tools to help…
The Gallon and Porter Assessment Matrix is a very useful tool to self-evaluate ones abilities and skills as a counselor. Through careful consideration and reflection on the screening, assessment, and treatment planning questionnaire Jocabed found herself realizing the amount of information she had learned through the course and also the limitations or areas of growth. This essay will briefly discuss Jocabed’s Gallon and Porter Assessment Matrix score, her reactions to the score, strengths, areas…
1. Write the result of the Personality Type self-assessment you took in class. My personality type is INTP-T. I enjoy daydreaming about my goals and my future. I also like to lie down and close my eyes and think about things about life. Moreover, I find it hard to comfort someone verbally when they are in need of emotional support. I’m always open to unfamiliar ideas as long as they sound logical to me. It is not easy for me to make friends. The reason is I value Intellectuality over being…
understanding of the content that I presented in my lesson plan I used a formative assessment, an authentic assessment, a formal assessment, and a summative assessment. The formative assessment that I used to asses my students’ knowledge was the individual whiteboards that I used during my whole group instruction. These allowed me to easily and quickly see immediate information on whether or not my students were understanding the content I was presenting. I noticed during this assessment that…
Application: Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment Students learn more when they drive their own learning. Please respond to the following questions: a. In what ways do self and peer assessment work with differentiation? Self- and peer-assessment enable students to become part of the grading conversation. They require that students think deeply about the standards and where they stand in relation. Once students have completed this step, they are ready for the teacher to help them make an…
This research focuses on the use of self-assessment strategies and investigates the question, “Can Student Self-Assessment Strategies Create Higher Achievement Gains?” Introduction In order to answer the first question, What is the effect of self-assessment/progress monitoring strategies on student achievement based upon end-of unit assessments?, a pre-test, post-test, and formative assessment data were collected from sixty sixth grade science students over an eight week period. To answer…